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The Democrats’ appalling judgement
The New Statesman· 2 days agoThe task of a leader or decision-maker is to be ahead of consensus, not behind it. The Democratic Party, in sticking with the forlorn Joe Biden this...
As the campaign draws to an end, it’s time to lay down my pen
The New Statesman· 2 days agoAlso this week: The far right’s rabid dogs, and Labour vs my garden trowel.
Labour’s first policy should be to break up the NHS
The New Statesman· 2 days agoThe most famous example in recent times was Bank of England independence, a policy Gordon Brown developed in secret over the two years before the 1997...
This England: Gulls go postal
The New Statesman· 2 days agoThis column – which, though named after a line in Shakespeare’s “Richard II”, refers to the whole of Britain – has run in the New Statesman since 1934.
How can Labour create a fair deal for renters?
The New Statesman· 2 days agoAcross the country, the average private renter pays more than a third of their wages in rent to a landlord, and many of those same individuals are forced...
Elbridge Colby: “I am signalling to China that my policy is status quo”
The New Statesman· 2 days agoFor about a decade, Elbridge Colby has been making a single argument in and out of government: that...
On the edge of chaos
The New Statesman· 2 days agoAmerican liberals are howling in indignation over the Supreme Court’s decision to extend immunity to the former president Donald Trump for his alleged...
Inside the Greens’ battle for Bristol Central
The New Statesman· 2 days agoAt a busy junction at the bottom of one of Bristol’s many hills is a billboard declaring: “The Conservatives are toast.” The advert was paid for by the...
Election night is long, but I shall be on form at the New Statesman party
The New Statesman· 2 days agoIncidentally, my favourite headline of the campaign is now over a month old, but it actually gets...
Sunak’s honours list faces a Starmer peer review
The New Statesman· 2 days agoYour weekly dose of gossip from the campaign trail.